Tovil railway station

Disused railway station in Kent, England

Tovil
General information
LocationTovil, Maidstone, Kent
England
Grid referenceTQ751549
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1884[1]Station opened
1943Station closed

Tovil station is a closed railway station on the Medway Valley Line. The station opened in 1884 and closed in 1943.

History

The Medway Valley Line opened from Paddock Wood to Maidstone on 25 September 1844.[2] In the 1900s, a branch line was constructed to serve Tovil Goods station, the only part of the Headcorn and Maidstone Junction Light Railway ever constructed. Tovil station was located just south of the junction of the branch from Tovil Goods, which faced towards Maidstone West. Tovil signal box closed in 1929.[3] The station closed in 1943[4] and was demolished soon afterwards. The short branch line to Tovil Goods closed in 1977.

In 2008, it was suggested that the station should be re-opened.[4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Maidstone West   British Rail
Southern Region
Medway Valley Line 		  East Farleigh

References

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 425
  2. ^ "Paddock Wood". Kent Rail. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Tovil". The Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Alan (12 November 2008). "There's so much more to Tovil". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

External links

  • Tovil station photograph (circa 1884)
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Closed railway stations in Kent
Canterbury and Whitstable RailwayElham Valley RailwayHawkhurst branch lineHundred of Hoo RailwayKent and East Sussex RailwaySheppey Light RailwayEast Kent Light RailwayWesterham Valley branch lineGravesend West LineSandgate Branch
South Eastern Main LineDover areaMarshlink line
Dungeness branchesRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwaySER & LCDR merger remodellingOther lines
Ashford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury West
Chatham Main Line
Kent Coast line
Maidstone East line
Medway Valley line
Sheerness line

51°15′59″N 0°30′35″E / 51.2665°N 0.5096°E / 51.2665; 0.5096